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Saturday, January 17, 2009

Messy Potpourri Post (Whole Wheat English Muffin-ish Stove Top Buns)

Yes, this post will be all over the place. We're busy planning routes and getting everything ready to hit the road so there really hasn't been a whole lotta cookin' goin' on, but when I saw Bianca'sCountry Potato Soup on her recipe tester blog I just had to make it. Unfortunately, when I halved the recipe I miscalculated the liquid amounts and the soup ended up not looking as chunky as it should. The chunkiness is there though, and it was perfectly potatoey and comforting on this ridiculously cold weather. I topped it with some rice cheese strips, onion, and bac'uns.

I won't be getting a "World's Best Recipe Tester" award any time soon, but Jenn will! Check out her blog to see what this soup should really look like, plus other awesome test recipes from Bianca's upcoming book and lots of other vegan yummies.

Remember my Thanksgiving/Christmas mini meatless loaves? Becks at I am not a rabbit very ingeniously adapted the recipe and made them into burgers. I made them following her modifications and coated them with some corn flake crumbs. Please ignore my blurry picture and check out Becks' instead. Really, if you haven't found her blog yet, go check it out and you will become an instant fan. I'm not exaggerating, you're depriving yourself of some serious awesomeness if you're not acquainted with the Rabbit.

The recipe also makes good meatballs...

Let's make some ovenless road food! I made some lazy buns on a frying pan, so if you don't have an oven and want to make your own bread, I present you...

1- Mix all dry ingredients in a medium bowl.
2- Combine the soy milk and water and heat them up to 110 degrees F.
3- Add the oil to the soy milk and water.
4- Stir the water mix into the dry mix.
5- Knead the dough in the bowl for a minute or two. Remember, we don't have time for a yeast dough, so forget all the kneading.
6- Let the dough rise for 30 minutes.
7- Spray a 10 inch frying pan with cooking spray and turn the stove on medium-low.
8- Take six chunks of dough and form them into balls. Flatten them to about an inch high and place them on the prepared pan.
9- Cook covered for 15 minutes or until bottoms look brown.
10- Gently flip each bun helping yourself with two forks and cook on low-medium uncovered for 5 to 10 more minutes until bottoms are brown.

I like to eat these sliced and toasted, with a little Earth Balance and a cup of coffee...

And here they are on the frying pan, post flipping...

Now I will leave you with some very insightful animal facts from our travels...

Elk in Yellowstone National Park take the speed limit too seriously.

So do the buffalo.

Ducks in Billings, Montana are headless. Either that or they are very camera-shy!

Seagulls in Texas are very friendly. They fly by your car window and they look in and wave.

*Hey, dude*

Salt Lake City seagulls are not vegan.

Have a happy weekend! :)

(I had to disable comments for this one. For some reason this post is a spammer magnet.)

Hey River, I am serious. If you get down to Florida, Savanah and I would love for you to come over and knock out some meals with us, plus we now have the 1st season of Gilmore Girls on DVD. How cool is that.

Dude! You have to stop it now because my hats are getting tight! (Rabbit's head is getting big!).

Your recipe is just awesome, I will happily sing it's praises all day long! (I can't promise it will be in tune, but it's the thought that counts, right?) And your burgers look way yummier than mine too (I think the mince I use is too chunky, maybe I should whizz it for a bit?).

Your animal pictures are A.MAZING! I love them all, and your descriptions are just perfect! So cute and funny!(You have no idea how excited I get to see your posts pop up in my feeds. Can't wait for the next one already! Loving your work!).

I'm really looking forwards to seeing a picture of Jerry too, if you ever find one >:o)

Wow, River, I don’t even know what to say. Those are some of the kindest words anyone has ever written about me, ever! I stand by everything I said about you in my post… and more! I am seriously so grateful that I met you through the blogging world, because I love not only your posts but also your kind spirit. LOL and how funny are you with the seagull commentary?!

I love Becks, too. She's so creative and cracks me up. Now here's a question, where'd you get your awesome baker-ing skills? I've got the cooking thing pretty well covered, but baking seems so unpredictable for me. Any suggestions?

Oh my gosh! River! Your photos are astonishing! The elk! The Buffalo! Argh! Fantastic! I haven't had a chance to make your meatless loaves, yet but they are high on my list! Oh, and the crust bubble? Pure luck! I have no idea how that works, but it's fabulous when it does!

wow those muffins look a-mazing, so delicious! And i love long titles!By the way i adore your Luke's mug, i want one lol!I'm totally up for a team CCV shirt, or as she suggested a team River- you girlies are just the cutest!Have a great dayxo

Your English Muffin madness sounds wonderful. I have a bag of oat bran that has been in my pantry for almost 5 years (ridiculously, it even traveled with us during the move from CA to TN). I finally opened it and am starting to use it. Love that your recipe helps me to use up at least 1/4 cup of it. Woot!!

Thank you so much for all the lovely comments! I'm glad you're enjoying all the animal pictures, I'll post more next time. We have so many and we will take so many more this year that I don't think we'll ever run out!

Yum just made your english muffins tonight and they were fantastic! I didn't have oat bran or flax seed in the house so I made my own oat flour (old fashioned oats in the food processor for about 3 min) and used that instead...they came out so well and are really quick... I will never again buy premade english muffins. Thank you!